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Study math for long enough and you will likely have cursed Pythagoras's name, or said "praise be to Pythagoras" if you're a bit of a fan of triangles.

But while Pythagoras was an important historical figure in the development of mathematics, he did not figure out the equation most associated with him (a2 + b2 = c2). In fact, there is an ancient Babylonian tablet (by the catchy name of IM 67118) which uses the Pythagorean theorem to solve the length of a diagonal inside a rectangle. The tablet, likely used for teaching, dates from 1770 BCE – centuries before Pythagoras was born in around 570 BCE.

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[-] Poggervania@kbin.social 163 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

3 hours later

“Pythagoras issues an apology video for stealing his crowning achievement from a piece of clay”

[-] ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk 41 points 9 months ago
[-] dmonzel@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago

"All aboard the clay tablet train"

[-] Touching_Grass@lemmy.world 28 points 9 months ago

Tablet man sues Pythagoras for IP infringement

[-] Tronn4@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago

How do I pronounce 17 arrows pointed in different directions? click click clack?

[-] Coasting0942@reddthat.com 10 points 9 months ago

Telephone router noises, the universal language

[-] teft@startrek.website 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)
[-] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 6 points 9 months ago

Three hours after that

"Justice Department launches investigation into accusations of missing persons in the Pythagorean Cult compound."

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